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| HER Number: | MDV51455 |
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| Name: | Western cairn of a pair on edge of cairnfield at White Hill |
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Summary
One of two cairns aligned east-west, part of a cairnfield (MDV14428). The western cairn mound measures 5 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 535 840 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: sx58sw57
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/91/2
- Old SAM Ref: 22345(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130962, 20/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Cairn mound measures 5 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high. Forms an outlying part of a classic cairnfield, including at least 22 mounds, a length of boundary bank and a lynchet.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 219, Map 43.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
The cairnfield on the north eastern slope of White Hill survives well and contains archaeological and environmental evidence relating to the monument and the landscape in which it was constructed. It provides a valuable insight into Bronze Age agricultural activity on the western side of the Moor.
This monument includes two cairns aligned east-west and situated on a south- facing slope overlooking the valley of the Walla Brook.
The western cairn mound measures 5m in diameter and stands up to 0.7m high.
These cairns form an outlying part of a cairnfield, which includes at least 22 mounds, as well as a length of boundary bank and a lynchet.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 219, Map 43.2. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130962, 20/4/1993. |
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| SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14428 | Part of: Cairnfield and associated earthworks on north-east slope of White Hill (Monument) |
| MDV51456 | Related to: Eastern cairn of a pair on edge of cairnfield at White Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 8 2015 10:11AM |
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